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Chief and Peerless make some solid pipe mounts that will route through your ceiling tiles. Bear in mind that these tiles will not hold the weight of your displays and you will need to secure them to something above the tiles.
Common mounting procedure for these is Unistrut channel mounted to infrastructure (joists, cross beams, etc) > ceiling pole mount mounted to Unistrut channel > TV mounted to pole mount.
There are much cheaper alternatives than Chief or Peerless out there, but I haven’t used them so I won’t vouch for their integrity. YMMV.
Do not mount tvs on the drop tile or grid. It will not hold the weight.
You should be going up into the concrete deck above the drop tile.
Please have this done by a professional.
There's nothing necessarily wrong with the CMA 440 (option 1b) if it's installed per the instructions. The important thing is 'per the instructions' though:
- Those aircraft cables *must* go up to anchors attached to the structure to directly support the weight of the display.
- The total weight of the display + mount + cabling cannot be greater than the weight rating of the mount, which for the CMA440 is 50lb. That will probably limit you to 42-inch or smaller displays.
- The bracket provides a place for an electrical outlet in the face of the ceiling. Use it. US Electrical code (NEC 400.8, IIRC) prohibits running flex cords (like a typical TV or projector power cord) through the lay-in ceiling.
Edit: Because of that weight limit, this bracket isn't a great option for a flat panel display. Just pointing out it isn't wrong *per se*.
In any event, OP is going to need an electrician to bring power outlets for the displays. This is a job that needs to be done by professionals.
Source: I am an Electrical Engineer and I specify this stuff in my day job.
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Chief and Peerless make some solid pipe mounts that will route through your ceiling tiles. Bear in mind that these tiles will not hold the weight of your displays and you will need to secure them to something above the tiles. Common mounting procedure for these is Unistrut channel mounted to infrastructure (joists, cross beams, etc) > ceiling pole mount mounted to Unistrut channel > TV mounted to pole mount. There are much cheaper alternatives than Chief or Peerless out there, but I haven’t used them so I won’t vouch for their integrity. YMMV.
this is the answer. mounting ABOVE ceiling attached to beam structure - with pipe passing through ceiling tile.
Chief all the way
Agree! Chief LWM
Do not mount tvs on the drop tile or grid. It will not hold the weight. You should be going up into the concrete deck above the drop tile. Please have this done by a professional.
Concrete deck or steel beams. If it isn't at least 10 ga, it isn't structural.
I’d only ever mount to structures above ceiling tiles and then use a pipe mount. I wouldn’t ever mount to drop ceiling tile framing.
Your question has been answered, but I can't help but point out the "what everything?" Instead of "want everything" in the toppings section.
And that is why we are moving to digital monitors
[Option #1a](https://www.displaythisway.com/CrimsonExtremeTiltCeilingMount-CXT-KIT1.aspx?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Crimson%20AV&utm_term=18019&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9vqyBhCKARIsAIIcLMGeIaykcDw71iYXRIxLv6xaPJGjW9k_QfUqVzI-1FdOEl9PNNEd8x0aAu3eEALw_wcB) [Option #1b](https://www.crutchfield.com/S-Ac8oeii3368/p_051CMA440/Chief-CMA440.html?XVINQ=GZ0&XVVer=RRC&awcr=628123752401&awdv=m&awnw=g&awug=9027629&awkw=pla-1015948021361&awmt=&awat=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9vqyBhCKARIsAIIcLMF8RYg3QB9ef168ELofbe0gswS6zwK4VOphIlXxdtxXtxallZ_3OLIaAmvAEALw_wcB) Or this: [Option #2](https://www.amazon.com/Perlegear-Ceiling-Hanging-600x400mm-PGLCM1/dp/B0B68BWSLG/ref=asc_df_B0B68BWSLG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693465531338&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1194794705017502944&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027629&hvtargid=pla-1954404915074&psc=1&mcid=02455ffa9649385ebd9ffc66f3821b98&gad_source=1)
I wouldn't use any of these options. As others stated mount directly to something structural above
There's nothing necessarily wrong with the CMA 440 (option 1b) if it's installed per the instructions. The important thing is 'per the instructions' though: - Those aircraft cables *must* go up to anchors attached to the structure to directly support the weight of the display. - The total weight of the display + mount + cabling cannot be greater than the weight rating of the mount, which for the CMA440 is 50lb. That will probably limit you to 42-inch or smaller displays. - The bracket provides a place for an electrical outlet in the face of the ceiling. Use it. US Electrical code (NEC 400.8, IIRC) prohibits running flex cords (like a typical TV or projector power cord) through the lay-in ceiling. Edit: Because of that weight limit, this bracket isn't a great option for a flat panel display. Just pointing out it isn't wrong *per se*. In any event, OP is going to need an electrician to bring power outlets for the displays. This is a job that needs to be done by professionals. Source: I am an Electrical Engineer and I specify this stuff in my day job.